UBM Live Announces Re-vamped Categories for its eCommerce Awards for Excellence
LONDON, February 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
The team behind UBM Live's eCommerce portfolio of events has today announced the 2013 categories for the eCommerce Awards for Excellence, which will be held on October 2nd at the Grosvenor Marriot immediately after the first day of eCommerce Expo London. Having traditionally focused on retail specifically, this year the categories will be opened up to reflect the fact that businesses of all kinds must pursue excellence in their online presence in order to keep up with their competitors.
New categories for the awards include Best Financial Services, Best Live Event & Ticketing, Best Utility Supplier and Best Online Comparison Site.
"This development to our categories is really exciting for us," said Rebecca Slater, Event Manager for eCommerce Awards for Excellence and eCommerce Expo. "It has been apparent, in the past few years that we have been running these awards, that eCommerce is becoming more and more relevant for a huge range of businesses. A fantastic ecommerce service can mean the difference between ongoing customer loyalty and complete disengagement, no matter what sort of business you are in."
Full list of categories:
- Best Large Retailer
- Best Small Retailer
- Best Pureplay Retailer
- Best Omni-channel Retailer
- Best High Street Retailer (to include department stores)
- Best Supermarket/Grocer
- Best Home & Garden Retailer
- Best Online Comparison Site
- Best Travel Operator
- Best Hotel Brand
- Best Airline
- Best Affiliate Site
- Best Financial Services
- Best Utility Supplier
- Best Telecoms, Broadband and Media Provider
- Best Live Event & Ticketing
- Best Social Media Campaign
- Best Integrated Mobile Campaign
- Best Customer Service
- Best Marketing Agency/Campaign
- Best Cross Border Expansion
- Outstanding Contribution to eCommerce
- The Online Gold Award
Entries will open for submissions on April 23rd 2013. To receive an email notification reminder please register http://www.ecommerceexpo.co.uk/PR.
About UBM Live (organiser of the eCommerce portfolio)
UBM Live connects people and creates opportunities for companies across five continents to develop new business, meet customers, launch new products, promote their brands and expand their markets. Through premiere brands such as MD&M, CPhI, IFSEC, TFM&A, Cruise Shipping Miami, the Concrete Show and many others, UBM Live exhibitions, conferences, awards programs, publications, websites and training and certification programs are an integral part of the marketing plans of companies across more than 20 industry sectors.
SOURCE eCommerce Awards for Excellence
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